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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?
(a) Before turning three.
(b) Before turning five.
(c) At two years of age.
(d) Before turning one.

2. How many house servants did Colonel Lloyd have?
(a) 10-15.
(b) 20-25.
(c) 5-10.
(d) 8-10.

3. How old does Douglass write that he thinks he is in the first Chapter?
(a) 25 or 26 years old.
(b) 27 or 28 years old.
(c) 20 or 21 years old.
(d) 29 or 30 years old.

4. When was the opening Preface written?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1902.

5. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?
(a) "Trembling in fear for his safety."
(b) "A life not worth living."
(c) "No formal education."
(d) "Loses his soul."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Slave Master Mr. Hopkins replaced with?

2. Approximately how many issues of his newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison publish?

3. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?

4. What did Colonel Lloyd own that took five men to maintain?

5. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Preface, how does Garrison describe Douglass?

2. How were Colonel Lloyd's horses and carriages cared for?

3. How does Douglass describe the treatment of mulatto slaves in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Garrison make Douglass seem to be so important to the abolitionist movement?

5. Why did Phillips risk his life to be a part of the anti-slavery movement?

6. Give two examples of slaves who were murdered that Douglass mentions in Chapter 4. Who killed them?

7. Describe the Great House Farm. Who owned it?

8. What information does Douglass relate about himself in the beginning of Chapter 1?

9. Why does Phillips say he does not want to know Douglass's name or place of birth in the second Preface?

10. What does Philips say about Douglass and his life of slavery in the second Preface?

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